Shoe Inn on Newtown Lane reported a shoplifter last Thursday morning. A woman who was first seen trying on a $159 pair of sandals then left the store wearing them, leaving her own shoes behind in the sandals box. She got into a dark-gray Kia, employees told the police, which made an illegal U-turn and headed toward Main Street. All of it was captured on security footage, which is now in police possession.

At first look, an effort by the East Hampton Town Board to gain greater regulatory power over sand mines and composting operations might seem worthwhile, but is it really?

Deep-pocketed investors are excited to get a piece of the anticipated post-pandemic boom. How much further disruption this will bring to the East End way of life is up to local officials — and a well-informed public.